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For the past 171 years the Benedictine nuns of Conventus of Our Lady of Consolation in the UK have lived in an aging monastery afflicted with high maintenance costs and an inefficient heating system, however they recently made the move to a new environmentally friendly eco-convent. Designed by <a href="Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios" target="_blank">Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios</a>, the nuns' new home in <a href="http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/">North York Moors National Park</a> is constructed from locally sourced materials and boasts a variety of eco-friendly features including <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/05/rizhao-the-sunshine-city/">solar hot water heating</a> and a <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/03/05/cista-rainwater-cachement-by-moss-sund-and-figforty/">rainwater recycling system</a>.
The nuns decided to move from their old convent because of the aging building's high maintenance costs and even higher environmental footprint....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/benedictine-nuns-move-to-new-eco-convent/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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For the past 171 years the Benedictine nuns of Conventus of Our Lady of Consolation in the UK have lived in an aging monastery afflicted with high maintenance costs and an inefficient heating system, however they recently made the move to a new environmentally friendly eco-convent. Designed by <a href="Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios" target="_blank">Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios</a>, the nuns' new home in <a href="http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/">North York Moors National Park</a> is constructed from locally sourced materials and boasts a variety of eco-friendly features including <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/05/rizhao-the-sunshine-city/">solar hot water heating</a> and a <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/03/05/cista-rainwater-cachement-by-moss-sund-and-figforty/">rainwater recycling system</a>.
The nuns decided to move from their old convent because of the aging building's high maintenance costs and even higher environmental footprint....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/benedictine-nuns-move-to-new-eco-convent/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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For the past 171 years the Benedictine nuns of Conventus of Our Lady of Consolation in the UK have lived in an aging monastery afflicted with high maintenance costs and an inefficient heating system, however they recently made the move to a new environmentally friendly eco-convent. Designed by <a href="Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios" target="_blank">Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios</a>, the nuns' new home in <a href="http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/">North York Moors National Park</a> is constructed from locally sourced materials and boasts a variety of eco-friendly features including <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/05/rizhao-the-sunshine-city/">solar hot water heating</a> and a <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/03/05/cista-rainwater-cachement-by-moss-sund-and-figforty/">rainwater recycling system</a>.
The nuns decided to move from their old convent because of the aging building's high maintenance costs and even higher environmental footprint....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/benedictine-nuns-move-to-new-eco-convent/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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For the past 171 years the Benedictine nuns of Conventus of Our Lady of Consolation in the UK have lived in an aging monastery afflicted with high maintenance costs and an inefficient heating system, however they recently made the move to a new environmentally friendly eco-convent. Designed by <a href="Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios" target="_blank">Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios</a>, the nuns' new home in <a href="http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/">North York Moors National Park</a> is constructed from locally sourced materials and boasts a variety of eco-friendly features including <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/05/rizhao-the-sunshine-city/">solar hot water heating</a> and a <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/03/05/cista-rainwater-cachement-by-moss-sund-and-figforty/">rainwater recycling system</a>.
The nuns decided to move from their old convent because of the aging building's high maintenance costs and even higher environmental footprint....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/benedictine-nuns-move-to-new-eco-convent/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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For the past 171 years the Benedictine nuns of Conventus of Our Lady of Consolation in the UK have lived in an aging monastery afflicted with high maintenance costs and an inefficient heating system, however they recently made the move to a new environmentally friendly eco-convent. Designed by <a href="Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios" target="_blank">Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios</a>, the nuns' new home in <a href="http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/">North York Moors National Park</a> is constructed from locally sourced materials and boasts a variety of eco-friendly features including <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/05/rizhao-the-sunshine-city/">solar hot water heating</a> and a <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/03/05/cista-rainwater-cachement-by-moss-sund-and-figforty/">rainwater recycling system</a>.
The nuns decided to move from their old convent because of the aging building's high maintenance costs and even higher environmental footprint....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/benedictine-nuns-move-to-new-eco-convent/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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For the past 171 years the Benedictine nuns of Conventus of Our Lady of Consolation in the UK have lived in an aging monastery afflicted with high maintenance costs and an inefficient heating system, however they recently made the move to a new environmentally friendly eco-convent. Designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, the nuns' new home in North York Moors National Park is constructed from locally sourced materials and boasts a variety of eco-friendly features including solar hot water heating and a rainwater recycling system.
The nuns decided to move from their old convent because of the aging building's high maintenance costs and even higher environmental footprint....